Woldingham School is delighted with this year’s A Level results. 84% of the grades achieved were A*, A and B and nearly half of the grades were A* and A. This year 19 girls, over one in five of the cohort, achieved three A*/A grades or more.

Head Girl and exceptional talent Pasha Orleans-Foli, from Warlingham, achieved grades of A*AAA; she did not let the fact that her offer from Birmingham University to study Modern Languages and Music was unconditional get in the way of her commitment to excellence.

This has been a phenomenal few years for Pasha: she has combined her studies with playing for the BBC Proms Youth Ensemble, the London Philharmonic Orchestra Junior Artists, the National Youth Wind Orchestra and the Chineke! Junior Orchestra - which celebrates diversity in classical music. Is it any wonder that she was nominated as a Positive Role Model in the National Diversity Awards 2017?

Lucy O’Dell, from Caterham, has secured a hard-won place at the Royal Veterinary College, London to study Veterinary Medicine. There is double celebration in the O’Dell household today as Lucy’s twin sister Sophie is off to Southampton University to study Spanish. Lucy and Sophie are very high profile members of the school community, regarded by all for the gusto and initiative with which they approached their Prefect responsibilities. Lucy led the school’s Social Responsibility Committee and Sophie was a popular role model for the younger girls as a Year 7-8 Prefect.

A delighted Mr O’Dell said:"My daughters’ results are not only testament to their hard work but to the values that Woldingham

School has instilled in them over the past seven years."

Headmistress Mrs Alex Hutchinson said: "In this year of A Level reform and with the introduction of linear qualifications, we are thrilled with the tenacity and dedication our girls showed to their studies. With the support of the Woldingham staff, they have taken these changes in their stride; they have been a hugely aspirational year group and their commitment to all aspects of school life means that they are well-placed to take the Russell Group universities by storm."